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Intangibles and Industry Concentration: A Cross‐Country Analysis

open access: yesOxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents new evidence on the growing scale of large businesses in the United States, Japan and 11 European countries. It documents a broad increase in industry concentration across the majority of countries and sectors over the period 2002–2017.
Matej Bajgar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disagreement About Fiscal Policy

open access: yesOxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Politicians disagree about fiscal policy. This disagreement should have economic effects beyond the effects of government spending and taxation. We use the full set of speeches in the German Bundestag since 1960 and apply state‐of‐the art natural language processing techniques to construct two series of fiscal disagreement starting in 1970 ...
Albina Latifi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of Administrative Burden in Context: Exploring Differences Across Countries, Policy Domains, and Socio‐Demography

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Administrative burden research finds that citizens frequently experience burdens when interacting with government. However, evidence is based predominantly on studies of Western countries and social policies. We collect survey data (N≈10,000) in the USA, UK, Mexico, South Korea, and Denmark, using nationally representative samples sourced via ...
Martin Baekgaard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balkan Peace Index decision EXpert model and data. [PDF]

open access: yesData Brief
Džuverović N   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Stochastic Simulation Model for Forecasting Index‐Linked Public Expenditure

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper introduces a system dynamics (SD) model for analyzing public sector cost growth, where costs are tied to indices. The SD model isolates the effects of automatic indexation, providing probabilistic projections of expenditure growth. It enables testing of alternative indexation strategies and cost‐reduction measures. Findings show how
Miia Rissanen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence and Policy‐Making: An Organizational Approach

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Strengthening the role of evidence in policy‐making is increasingly seen as crucial for the quality and legitimacy of public policies. Both among practitioners and scholars, there is a growing awareness that evidence‐informed policy‐making not only depends on the rigor and relevance of the research, science communication or features of policy ...
Johan Christensen
wiley   +1 more source

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